Skip to content
Esophageal Cancer Action Network Logo
  • ABOUT US
    • OUR STORY
    • FINANCIAL REPORTING
    • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  • FACTS
    • ABOUT ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
    • ECAN WEBINARS
    • THE LATEST MEDICAL RESEARCH
    • MORE RESOURCES
  • FOR PATIENTS
    • IF YOU’VE BEEN DIAGNOSED
    • A COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORT
    • Intelligent Nutrition Assistant: Ina®
    • CLINICAL TRIALS PORTAL
    • DOWNLOAD THE PATIENT GUIDE
    • MORE RESOURCES
  • GET INVOLVED
    • ADVOCATE
    • April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month!
    • 2023 Steps to Save Lives Virtual 5K
    • JOIN OUR COMMUNITY!
    • JOIN STACY’S ARMY!
    • EVENTS
  • BUY PERIWINKLE
  • TRIBUTES
    • MEMORIAL TRIBUTES
    • IN APPRECIATION WE HONOR
    • MAKE AN HONOR OR TRIBUTE GIFT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE

A Message from our Founder

This week marks 15 years since my sweet husband Monte took his last breath on earth. Still filled with gratitude [...]

A Message from our FounderMindy Mintz Mordecai2023-03-30T02:26:33+00:00

Campaign for Esophageal Cancer Research Funding

Over the past two years, more than $11 million in new federal funding has been awarded to Esophageal Cancer researchers [...]

Campaign for Esophageal Cancer Research FundingMindy Mintz Mordecai2023-03-30T02:00:06+00:00

April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month

ECAN launched the campaign for April to be recognized as Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month in 2009. Since then, more than [...]

April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness MonthTia Gracey2023-03-30T01:25:55+00:00

Preventing Chemo Brain? Study Identifies Potential Approach for Common Problem

A side effect of some cancer treatments commonly referred to as “chemo brain” has received increasing attention from researchers lately. [...]

Preventing Chemo Brain? Study Identifies Potential Approach for Common ProblemMindy Mintz Mordecai2022-11-03T15:29:38+00:00

Groundbreaking Study on How Barrett’s Esophagus becomes Cancer

A new study from Great Britain underscores the importance of early detection of Barrett's Esophagus in the fight to stop [...]

Groundbreaking Study on How Barrett’s Esophagus becomes CancerMindy Mintz Mordecai2021-08-13T18:52:17+00:00

She Dealt with the Anguish of Losing Her Dad to Esophageal Cancer …

And went on to win the Silver Medal in the Tokyo Olympics in the Women's 1500 Meter competition! Erica Sullivan [...]

She Dealt with the Anguish of Losing Her Dad to Esophageal Cancer …Mindy Mintz Mordecai2021-07-30T00:12:59+00:00

Three New Immunotherapy Indications for Esophageal Cancer Patients

Since March 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued four approvals for PD-L1 Inhibitors for patients with Esophageal [...]

Three New Immunotherapy Indications for Esophageal Cancer PatientsMindy Mintz Mordecai2021-06-30T23:55:49+00:00

A Reason for Optimism

This is the 13th anniversary of my husband's death. It may sound like a contradiction, but it is a reason [...]

A Reason for OptimismMindy Mintz Mordecai2021-03-29T21:59:29+00:00

ECAN Experts cited in US News & World Report

"Esophageal Cancer: What to Know" is a new report from U.S. News & World Report by contributing writer David Levine.  [...]

ECAN Experts cited in US News & World ReportMindy Mintz Mordecai2021-02-19T20:52:26+00:00

FDA Fast-Tracks Review of 3 New Immunotherapy Options for Esophageal Cancer Patients

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has granted Priority Review for the use of immunotherapies in three new designations for [...]

FDA Fast-Tracks Review of 3 New Immunotherapy Options for Esophageal Cancer PatientsMindy Mintz Mordecai2021-01-22T01:44:37+00:00
12Next

 

P.O. Box 243, Stevenson, Maryland 21153

410-358-3226 | info@ecan.org

Privacy Policy

The Internal Revenue Service has designated ECAN Esophageal Cancer Action Network a 501 (c)(3) charity. Donations to ECAN are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
All content ©2023 by ECAN. All Rights Reserved. Website by New Frame Creative.